Kenya vs Tanzania: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kenya and Tanzania vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
91.7%
of 4,870 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.6% | 222 |
| 1970 | 88.0% | 931 |
| 1980 | 93.7% | 1,343 |
| 1990 | 89.0% | 725 |
| 2000 | 93.6% | 838 |
| 2010 | 95.9% | 810 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 90.7% | 864 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.3% | 793 |
| Disarmament | 92.9% | 996 |
| Colonialism | 93.8% | 714 |
| Human rights | 89.7% | 913 |
| Economic development | 95.3% | 634 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kenya | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|---|
R/48/78 NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION, MIDDLE EAST | 1993-12-05 | no | yes |
R/48/131 ELECTIONS, EFFECTIVENESS | 1993-12-02 | yes | no |
R/47/139 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1992-12-06 | yes | no |
R/46/137 ELECTIONS, EFFECTIVENESS | 1991-12-03 | no | yes |
R/44/40B ISRAEL, ACTIONS AGAINST | 1989-12-02 | no | yes |
R/42/136 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1987-12-02 | yes | no |
R/40/141 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1985-12-06 | yes | no |
R/59/261 nan | 2004-12-23 | yes | no |
R/59/261 nan | 2004-12-23 | yes | no |
R/50/33 SELF-DETERMINATION, ECONOMIC IMPEDIMENTS | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kenya and Tanzania vote together at the UN?
Kenya and Tanzania voted the same way in 91.7% of 4,870 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kenya and Tanzania agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kenya and Tanzania largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.7% of 913 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kenya and Tanzania last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2004-12-23 Kenya voted "yes" and Tanzania voted "no" on R/59/261 (nan).